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I was draining the gearbox oil out before taking the box out to investigate an awful oil leak from the tail shaft. I took the drain plug out but my attention was on making sure the oil went into the tray and I put the plug down on the ground. When I went to pick it up again I noticed this next to it, didn't notice it before - can anyone identify it please. The nearest I can see on the workshop manual diagram is the plunger on the ant-rattle spring at the base of the gear lever but everything is still intact and I hadn't removed anything off the gearbox - that is if it's anything to do with the box at all. Any help is much appreciated.[frame][/frame][frame][/frame][frame][/frame]

I think your diagnosis is correct... a brass anti rattle plunger. A former owner / mechanic is probably still trying to work out where that one went to !!
Bob

Weird. I've swapped box's a couple of times but never had that part to bits and it was covered in clean oil as if it had come out of the box when I drained it. Mystery

Is it brass or steel, if steel it's not magnetic is it ?

It's brass, hollow to about half way down with a slight indentation in the other end.

Certainly better out than in.

Someone may have dropped it down the gear-lever appeture after dislodging it, fitted another and just left that one to find its way to the bottom of the gearbox. Who knows.

At least I've got a spare one now

Mystery solved, took the plug out and what do you know - no anti-rattle spring or plunger so fitted one of a spare gearbox Still got the spring floating around in there somewhere

Bugger!

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I'll bet you didn't expect to go on a fishing trip this weekend Well done.

well done . That would have always bothered you if you hadn't fount it .

We likes a bit of spear fishing